Small towns in the Texas Hill Country are gearing up for tourists for this rare event.
A property manager said they started booking spots a year ago and received requests before that. Local campsites have also seen an increase in bookings.More than 1 million people are expected to visit Central Texas for the total solar eclipse next week. The event will be a big boost in business for small towns in the Hill Country. Jacqueline Marino with Hill Country Premier Lodging said there's a reason people come to the area.
"We started getting phone calls of people trying to reserve for this eclipse in advance. I think they were trying to secure a really good deal," Anderson said. "We did make them wait until about a year ago was when we started taking our first bookings, Anderson said. Hill Country Premier Lodging said it is expecting more than 100 people to check in each day for the next three days.
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